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" Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. "

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" Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out. "

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" I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will. "

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" I love the song 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack. I was going to write that song, but someone beat me to it. "

" The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. "

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" We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon. "

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" Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. "

" I choose to live without hope to protect myself from disappointment. It's very effective! "

" The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. "

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" No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. "

" Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel. "

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" My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up. "

" I'm feeling pretty good right now, but I hope we can just win the whole thing and I can run off into the sunset and say good-bye. "

" When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. "

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" We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. "

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" I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you're saying: 'Hope I don't get chased today.' 'Be nice to people in sneakers.' "

" Our hope is to deliver an incredibly fun and compelling game that will give the fans more than what they've been waiting for, and show a whole new generation of gamers how much fun it is to live the life of a pirate! "

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